''The Takedown'' () is a 2022 French

action comedy film The action comedy is a film genre that applies to action films where humor plays a much more central role. While early films feature stuntwork and humor, academic Cynthia King wrote that the genre only came into its own as a mainstay of the Americ ...

directed by

Louis Leterrier Louis Leterrier (; born 17 June 1973) is a French film and television director. Best known for his work in action films, he directed the first two '' Transporter'' films (2002–2005), '' The Incredible Hulk'' (2008), '' Clash of the Titans'' (2 ...

and written by Stéphane Kazandjian. It is a sequel to the 2012 film ''

On the Other Side of the Tracks ''On the Other Side of the Tracks'' () is a French comedy film released in France on 19 December 2012 and picked up for US distribution by The Weinstein Company. It was released in the US on April 4, 2014. ''On the Other Side of the Tracks'' is the ...

'', and stars

Omar Sy Omar Sy (, ; born 20 January 1978) is a French actor, best known in France for his sketches with Fred Testot on the '' Service après-vente des émissions'' television show on Canal+ (2005–2012). He gained wider recognition for his role in the ...

and

Laurent Lafitte Laurent Lafitte (born 22 August 1973) is a French actor. He is known for playing the role of Patrick in ''Elle''. In March 2016 he was named as the host of the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival The 69th Cannes F ...

(reprising their roles from the earlier film), with Izïa Higelin. The film was released on 6 May 2022 on

Netflix Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple lang ...

Cast

as Ousmane Diakite *

as François Monge * Izïa Higelin as Alice Gauthier *

Dimitri Storoge Dimitri Storoge (born 26 July 1977) is a French actor. He is most noted for his performances as Patrick Esposito Di Napoli in the film '' Through the Mist (Dédé, à travers les brumes)'', for which he received a Jutra Award nomination for Best ...

as Brunner *

Production

In March 2021, it was announced that

would direct a French comedy-action film for

Principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as the ...

began on 15 March 2021 in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

and the

Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes () was an administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the river Rhône a ...

region in

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Release

The film was released by

on 6 May 2022. The movie became the 7th most watched non-English language movie of all time with 78.63 million hours watched in the first 28 days of release.

References

External links

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